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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Pages
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That Little Wave – Again
I love this story…. There is this little wave happily bobbing along in the sea, and then he suddenly sees that the waves all crash onto the shore. Understandably he gets really upset. Then along comes another little wave who … Continue reading
Charity Update
I first wrote about charity jumpers here. (You can link to the pattern via that page too.) I had given a whole load of odds and ends of knitting wool to a knitting friend, and she has been faithfully knitting … Continue reading
Many leaps of faith
Have had a quiet week and am now recovered enough to potter in the garden and contemplate Dancing Class tomorrow. So all is well at Dalamory. I found myself trawling the bookshelves for something interesting to read and came across … Continue reading
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Quiet Day
It has been of necessity a Quiet Day – thanks to some slightly suspect chicken. Not too desperate, but enough to let HBTW have time to enjoy the motor racing and other sport on the TV. I kept falling asleep … Continue reading
First things first
Old Geezer poses the question about what would make someone be tempted to go back into the house for, if the house was burning down. I’m not sure that I would be brave enough (stupid enough?) to go back into … Continue reading
Picnics
Picnics are one of my greatest pleasures; I remember sandy sandwiches as a toddler and what I thought was sheer sophistication – salmon out of a tin eaten with plastic forks and washed down with orange juice. The fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, cairn terrier, fires, Misty, Picnics, sandwiches, sausages, thermos
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Lesley’s Challenge
Revd Lesley is celebrating 100,000 visits milestone on her blog, and she issues a challenge that we all help spread the love by sharing 4 interesting things about ourselves and then link to 4 favourite blogs. I don’t usually join … Continue reading
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Tagged ageing, Anglicanism, Christianity, dogs, Friko, Revd Lesley, Shelties, writing
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Hot hot hotter……
No complaints today – this week the temperature has gone from 9C to 24C via a day’s stop at 12C on the way. Had a busy afternoon yesterday; on returning from town, there on the doorstep was a parcel from … Continue reading
Mahatma Gandhi
Some words from Gandhi – worth thinking about. Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny
Best ever…….
A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbour and says, “Please come over here and help me, I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to get started.” Her neighbour asks, “What is it supposed to be … Continue reading